"Thou hast succeeded to the throne, and didst not revile 'Ali, nor terrify The innocent man, nor follow the counsel of the evil-doer; Thou didst speak, and didst confirm what thou didst say by what Thou didst do, and every Muslim became well content."
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translated by Edward. G. Browne, A Literary History of Persia, 1909, p.235
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Kuthayyir
Kuthayyir also known as Kuthayyir ibn ‘Abd al-Raḥman (كثيّر عزّة، 723—660) was an Arab poet of the Umayyad period from the tribe of Azd. He died in 723.
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